Writing an email to a stranger is easy. Writing an email to a stranger that gets a response? Not so easy. The typical professional gets so many messages on a daily basis. It’s a feat if they even open yours…
Writing to a potential supervisor can exponentially increase your chances of securing a position as a graduate student. However, you will be walking in a thin line between setting up a great first impression or a pretty bad one. The…
So, You’ve decided to apply to grad school. You’re ready to take a giant leap forward, invest in your future, pursue your interests in-depth, network, get academic recognition in your field, and make your mark on the world. Feeling excited?…
Graduate school interviews have become more popular in recent years as the world has become virtual and graduate admissions have become more competitive. This blog post will cover three of the most challenging graduate school interview questions and give you some…
Research is hard! If you’re working on anything modest, chances are it’s already been done. If you’re trying to make a real difference in your field of research, you’ll most likely fail and then fail again. However, allowing failure to…
My supervisor frequently mentions the following phrase: “Scientific articles are not written in English. It is a different language that you must learn separately”. I only grasped the significance of that remark when I attempted to write my first scientific…
Do you find yourself unable to write a single line of your paper due in a few days — sitting in front of your laptop screen or surrounded by a stack of books? And you’re out of coffee and snacks,…
LinkedIn is one of the best and commonly known online, professional networking services. Many graduate students can take advantage of this platform to grow professionally, especially since LinkedIn is one of the places where different companies find their employees through…
LinkedIn has become the new normal in professional communication. Since the platform gained so much popularity and respect , giving recommendations via LinkedIn gained people’s attention.Yet , writing a recommendation would take more time if you do not know where…
An email signature plays a vital role in the modern world. There is so much tension when it comes to choosing the right kind of signature to use for our emails. Although a signature may not be of great importance…